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Vol. 14, No. 4 April 2018
Welcome,
Clerk of the Court Chris DeRose!
The Clerk’s office welcomes Chris DeRose, Governor Doug Ducey’s
appointment for Clerk of the Superior Court in Maricopa County. Chris was
appointed on March 22, 2018 and because retired Clerk Michael Jeanes’ elected
term ends in January 2019, Chris will complete Michael’s current term of
office. A candidate will be elected Clerk in November of 2018 to begin a
four-year term in January 2019. Because the superior court is one state court
placed in each of the 15 counties, the Clerk of the Superior Court runs on the election
cycle of statewide elected officials, rather than the cycle of county elected
officials. This is also why the governor makes midterm appointments, rather
than the county board of supervisors.
The Clerk’s office is busy
updating Clerk DeRose on office operations and making the transition as
seamless as possible so the office and customer experience remains timely,
accurate, and professional. The Clerk’s customers will benefit from Chris’ extensive experience at all levels of Arizona’s
courts. As an attorney, he was previously Senior Litigation Counsel to the
Arizona Attorney General, trying 47 cases in front of the Court of Appeals and
arguing twice before the state Supreme Court. He is a former professor of
Constitutional, International, and Election Law, and was voted “Law Professor
of the Year” by his students. For the new Clerk’s biography, see the Clerk’s
website at http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/clkbio.asp.
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Clerk’s
office earns award for innovative practices
On April 9 the Clerk’s office will receive the 2018
Arizona Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award for Innovative
Practices. The Clerk’s Victim Locate Program was recognized for its outstanding
contributions to victims and for the office’s efforts on behalf of victims’
rights and assistance. The Clerk’s Victim Locate Program works to find victims
who are owed restitution but who do not have a valid address with the Clerk. Since
its implementation in 2010, the program has distributed nearly two million
dollars to individuals, some of whom have been out of contact or who had not
tracked their case for decades before receiving the restitution owed to them.
Marriage
license and passport Saturday dates
Three more opportunities remain for Saturday hours to receive a marriage
license or submit a passport application.
Saturday office hours for the Clerk’s Customer Service Center, located at
601 W. Jackson St. in downtown Phoenix will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on April
7 and April 21.
Hours for the Clerk’s Northeast Regional Center, located at 18380 N. 40th
St. in Phoenix will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on April 14.
Saturday hours will also be offered on April 14 at the Clerk’s Southeast
Court Center, located at 222 E. Javelina in Mesa from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For more information on
marriage licenses, see the Clerk’s website at http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/marlic.asp. For more information on passports, see the
Clerk’s website at http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/passport.asp.
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